Real life is not as simple as it is on a screen. I think real life is actually a lot more beautiful. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I tend to think having an impact on the world is a lot more complicated than government. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't think action for action's sake is so fun, but when it helps tell the story, I love doing a good… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think acting is totally conducive to being a little kid, because kids are less inhibited and use their imagination. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think our culture is sick and tired of fluffy nonsense and people want something more sincere and heartfelt. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I enjoy a challenge or provocation, something to think about, to talk about after it's done. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think the way the media is going to work in the future is less something that the population consumes and more… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think we all have a tendency to feel like, "Well, what can I do? I can't influence the government or politics… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't blame the people for the fact that so many movies are bad. I think there's a corrupt, perverted, lazy and… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think violence begets violence. I don't think a way to solve any sort of conflict is with violence because nothing ever… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
Music belongs to everybody. Having a little clique of the industry tell us what our culture is... I don't think that's healthy.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If you look at all the movies that have made tons of money, almost all of them are great movies. Even Titanic.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think Hollywood, as it's been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is "we'll make this content, and you… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think any time you set out to make something, anybody is going to be confronted by those voices in their head… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
Nothing is ever finished. It's a funny thing. I actually think that's really the more natural way of stories or songs. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
There's a long, long history of women suffering abuse, injustice, and not having the same opportunities as men, and I think that's… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't think you necessarily have to be the most perfected performer, in order to express your feelings. It's really those feelings… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
Today's a great time to be any creative type of person, I think, and in just about every aspect of creativity, this… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
There seems to be a notion in Hollywood that if you want to make money, you have to sacrifice doing good work… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I think, honestly, that the word 'indie' is a false gimmick. 'Independent' used to mean a movie that was financed outside corporate Hollywood, but… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I like making little videos and little records. I've always loved video cameras and four-track cassette recorders, still cameras, anything. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know about light… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
That is very different from how it used to be in the 20th century. Media was very one way. There's a small little industry.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager I loved acting, but I really just loved it for myself. I didn't like the fact that anyone else… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
![“I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it comes to love and sex and relationships, I think we sometimes develop unrealistic expectations.” quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/431/joseph-gordon-levitt-1583_expectations_i-ve-always-found-it-sort-of-hilarious-a_278514.jpg)
![“You usually get one or the other, you get someone who knows how to tell a story but they don't necessarily know about light and camera and rhythm, or you get someone who can make beautiful images but they can't necessarily tell a great story. He[Mark Webb] does both and I think he's going to be…” quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/48b/joseph-gordon-levitt-1583_beautiful_you-usually-get-one-or-the-other-you-get_44077.jpg)
![“I knew that if I wanted to really maintain control, I would have to keep the budget down. And I did. And I feel very fortunate that - y'know, this movie [Don Jon] - frame for frame, line for line - is exactly what I wanted it to be. Nobody made me change anything.” quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e21/joseph-gordon-levitt-1583_budgets_i-knew-that-if-i-wanted-to-really-mainta_58953.jpg)
